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October 2018 From the Pastor’s Desk Discipleship and Worship Ministry ............ 2 Missions Pro5ile: OCC ........... .......... 3 Prime Timers’ Ministry ................ ... 3 Children’s Ministry ....................... 4 Upcoming Events ......................... 5 Generation 180 Ministry ................. 6 Calendar, Birthdays, and Anniversaries . . . 7 Inside this Issue: By Craig Thompson The heat index two days ago was over one hundred degrees, and yet I’m writing to you about October. It is hard to believe, but fall is just around the corner and the month of October is a very important month in our church. We will begin to collect for Operation Christmas Child, Angela and I will be headed to Latvia as the Cirst trip of what we pray to be many more from our church in support of the Tolbert Family, and I will slowly begin incorporating Christmas music into my daily routine. October is also a month of intense preparation and prayer for two important events in the life of our church. Of course, our annual fall festival takes place on October 31. Many hours will be spent over the next month to prepare for the hundreds of people who will Clood our campus on that night. The other important event that we will be praying and preparing for is a fall revival taking place November 4-6. I’m excited about this revival and I’m asking each of you to make it a matter of focused prayer over the next several weeks. I have never scheduled a revival at Malvern Hill in the time I’ve been your pastor, but I feel very burdened right now about the need to focus our time and attention to the revival of our people and the evangelism of our community. We are having revival services in early November, but prayer and preparation for our revival services will be a major focus of attention during October as we look forward to God’s movement among the people of Malvern Hill. What can you do right now? 1. Begin praying for God to prepare your heart to be challenged and changed through the preaching of his Word. 2. Pray that God would show you the sin in your own life of which you need to repent. 3. Pray that God would reveal any collective sin in our church of which we need to repent. 4. Pray for those who attend our services to be open to the movement of the Holy Spirit. 5. Pray for God to show you three people you can invite to attend our revival services. 6. Pray our theme verse, Psalm 119:25. I hope that you will make special effort to be in prayer for the upcoming missions, evangelism, and revival opportunities within our church.
Transcript of October 2018 - Amazon S3...Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 135...
October 2018
FromthePastor’sDesk
DiscipleshipandWorshipMinistry............2MissionsPro5ile:OCC.....................3PrimeTimers’Ministry...................3Children’sMinistry.......................4UpcomingEvents.........................5Generation180Ministry.................6Calendar,Birthdays,andAnniversaries...7
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ByCraigThompson
Theheatindextwodaysagowasoveronehundreddegrees,andyetI’mwritingtoyouaboutOctober.Itishardtobelieve,butfallisjustaroundthecornerandthemonthofOctoberisaveryimportantmonthinourchurch.WewillbegintocollectforOperationChristmasChild,AngelaandIwillbeheadedtoLatviaastheCirsttripofwhatwepraytobemanymorefromourchurchinsupportoftheTolbertFamily,andIwillslowlybeginincorporatingChristmasmusicintomydailyroutine.
Octoberisalsoamonthofintensepreparationandprayerfortwoimportanteventsinthelifeofourchurch.Ofcourse,ourannualfallfestivaltakesplaceonOctober31.ManyhourswillbespentoverthenextmonthtoprepareforthehundredsofpeoplewhowillCloodourcampusonthatnight.TheotherimportanteventthatwewillbeprayingandpreparingforisafallrevivaltakingplaceNovember4-6.I’mexcitedaboutthisrevivalandI’maskingeachofyoutomakeitamatteroffocusedprayeroverthenextseveralweeks.
IhaveneverscheduledarevivalatMalvernHillinthetimeI’vebeenyourpastor,butIfeelveryburdenedrightnowabouttheneedtofocusourtimeandattentiontotherevivalofourpeopleandtheevangelismofourcommunity.WearehavingrevivalservicesinearlyNovember,butprayerandpreparationforourrevivalserviceswillbeamajorfocusofattentionduringOctoberaswelookforwardtoGod’smovementamongthepeopleofMalvernHill.
Whatcanyoudorightnow?1.BeginprayingforGodtoprepareyourhearttobechallengedandchangedthroughthepreachingofhisWord.2.PraythatGodwouldshowyouthesininyourownlifeofwhichyouneedtorepent.3.PraythatGodwouldrevealanycollectivesininourchurchofwhichweneedtorepent.4.PrayforthosewhoattendourservicestobeopentothemovementoftheHolySpirit.5.PrayforGodtoshowyouthreepeopleyoucaninvitetoattendourrevivalservices.6.Prayourthemeverse,Psalm119:25.
Ihopethatyouwillmakespecialefforttobeinprayerfortheupcomingmissions,evangelism,andrevivalopportunitieswithinourchurch.
MusicMinistryInmypreparationforEquippingStudiesrecently,IcameacrossasmallbitofscripturethatIhavereadathousandtimesbutneverreallyrealizedwhatIwasreading.It’sabitabouttheimportanceofsingingandworshiptoJesus,butwetendtooverlookacoupleofbeautifulmomentsofworshipbyJesusinthemidstofhissuffering.
Ifyouknewyouweregoingtoyourdeathwhatwouldyouwanttodo?You’dwanttospendtimewithfamilyandfriendsandyou’dspendtimepraying.Jesusdidthatbuthedidoneotherthingtoo.Hesang.Aftersharingameanwithhisfriendsandbeforepraying,Jesusworshippedinsong.
ThenasJesushungonthecrosstherearesevenrecordedthingshesaid.Oneofthosewas,“MyGod,
myGod,whyhaveyouforsakenme?”WhenweCirstreaditwecanfeelthedesperationandlonelinessthatJesusmusthavefelt.Whenwedigdeeper,werealizethatthosewordswerenotrandom.Jesuswasquotingscripture.Butwhatweoverlookisthefactthatthescripturehequotesisasong.ItisfromPsalm22…apsalmthatbeginswithspeciCicmelodicinstructionstothemusicians.Itwasaknowntuneandsomethingsungatthetemple.Jesusprobablylearnedthispieceofscriptureasachildbylearningtosingit,muchlikeweteachchildrenscripturetoday.SowhenJesusquotesthescripture,heisquotingthewordsofasongwrittenonhisheart.Hemayhavebeenintoomuchpaintosingandcouldonlyshoutoutthewords,butinthatmomentJesusreachedforwordsofworship.
Intimesofstrugglewhatdoyoureachfor?ConsidertheexampleofJesus.Hewasaworshippingandsingingsavior,andheworshippedandsanghiswaytothecross.
Discipleship ByKevenNewsome
ThismonthIwanttogiveeveryoneareminderofwhatitmeanstostudytheBibleincontext.Whenitcomestohandlingscriptureproperly,theadageisthat“contextisking.”Ifyoudon’tconsiderthecontextofwhatyou’rereading,misinterpretationsandmisunderstandingshappeneasily.LearningtounderstandtheBibleinallitscontextswilltakeyourBiblicalunderstandingfromblackandwhitetofullcolor.
1.OverallContext–FirstandforemostwehavetoconsidertheBibleasawhole.Webelieveitiscomplete,inerrant,anduncontradictory.Whenwebegintolookformeaninginapassagewemustcompareittootherscriptures.Dothesametruthsappearelsewhere?DoesthepassagecontributetotheoverallpictureweknowaboutGodandscripture?Ifacontradictionseemstoexist,it’sbecauseamisinterpretationhasoccurred.Theoverallcontexthelpstopointyouintherightdirection.
2.ImmediateContext–Eachbookandeachauthorcanhaveuniquequalities.Certainauthorsmayuseonewordconsistentlytomeanonething,whereasanotherauthormightusethesamewordslightlydifferently.Whentryingtounderstandapassage,checkallthesurroundingscriptures,checkelsewhereinthesamebook,andcheckotherwritingbythesameauthorforcontextualclues.
3. LiteraryContext–TheBibleiswritteninseveraldifferentgenres.Knowingwhatgenreyouarereadinghelpsinyourjourneyofunderstanding.Youshouldreadabookofpoetrywithadifferentinterpretivelensthanyouwouldreadabookofhistory.
4. HistoricalContext–TheBibletellsusaccountsofthingsthatactuallyhappenedwithinaframeworkofhistory.Ifwedon’tslowdownandlearnthehistoricaleventsandpoliticallandscapessurroundingapassage,wemaynotfullygrasptheintendedmeaningoftheauthor.
5. CulturalContext–Differentpeoplegroupshavedifferentcustoms,colloquialism,expectations,andfears.Withanygivenpassagewemustconsidertheculturefromthreeperspectives:1.Theauthor’sculture.2.Theaudience’sculture.3.Thecultureofthepeoplewhoarethecharactersofthestory.AGreekwritingtoGreeksaboutJewsisgoingtotalkdifferentlythanJewwritingtoJewsaboutBabylonians.Learntheculturalnuancesofwhat’sbeingsaid.
MissionEmphasis:OperaDonChristmasChildOperationChristmasChildisaprojectofSamaritan’sPurse,aninternationalChristianreliefandevangelismorganizationheadedbyFranklinGraham.ThemissionofOperationChristmasChildistodemonstrateGod’sloveinatangiblewaytochildreninneedaroundtheworld,andtogetherwiththelocalchurchworldwide,tosharetheGoodNewsofJesusChrist.Since1993,OperationChristmasChildhascollectedanddeliveredmorethan135milliongift-Cilledshoeboxestochildreninmorethan150countriesandterritories.Formanyofthesechildren,thegift-CilledshoeboxistheCirstgifttheyhaveeverreceived.Since1993,morethan7.4millionchildrenhaveparticipatedinTheGreatestJourney,OperationChristmasChild’sfollow-upprogramthatisofferedtomanychildrenwhoreceiveshoeboxgifts.TheGreatestJourneyisimplementedthroughaglobalchurchnetwork.This12-lessondiscipleshipprogramteacheschildrenaboutGod’samazingloveandguidesthemthroughwhatitmeanstofaithfullyfollowJesusChrist.SomeitemsyoumaywanttoincludeinyourOperationChristmasChildShoeboxare:
PrimeTimers’Ministry
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ByBusterMorrisWeareverythankfulofhowGodblessedusonceagainwiththeSeniorFair.Heissofaithful.AsalwaysIwanttothankthechurchandPastorCraigfortheirgreatsupporteachyear.IamalsothankfulforMs.DianaTaylorandhersupportandhelpwithallthepaperwork.Wewereblessedwithallthegreatvolunteersandtheoneswhopreparedthedesserts.Can’tleaveouttheworkofourSeniorAdultMinistryTeam.ItwasjustanothergreattimeintheLord.
Well,OctoberishereandwewillbeleavinginjustafewdaysforourWashingtontrip.WeareveryexcitedfortheopportunitytovisitourNation’sCapitalwithallthesitesandalsotheBibleMuseum.Pleasebeinprayerforusaswetravel.Octoberwillbeanotherbusymonth,pleasebewatchingourcalendarforallouractivities.
October“PrimeTimer”EventsTuesday,October2,8:00AM-SeniorBreakfastThursday,October11,2:30PM-KareshWingMinistryThursday,October15-18-WashingtonTripTuesday,October22,8:00AM-AppleTripThursdayThursday,October25,2:30PM-SpringdaleMinistry
•Toys-mediumtolargeitemssuchasasoccerballwithapump,stuffedanimal,babydoll,toytruck,musicalinstruments,orclothingitems•SchoolSupplies-pens,pencils,sharpeners,cray-ons,notebooks,andsolarcalculators•Non-liquidhygieneitems-toothbrushandtoothpaste,barsoap,washcloths,comborbrush•Accessories-sunglasses,hairclips,watches,Clash-lightsandbatteries•Apersonalnoteandapictureofyouand/oryourfamilyPleasedonotincludecandy,toothpaste,usedordamageditems,war-relateditems,chocolateorfood,fruitsnacksordrinkmixes,liquidsorlotions,medicationsorvitamins,breakableitems,oraerosolcans.
Children’sMinistry ByRhondaAdams
Thechildren’sministrybeganthenewchurchyearwithabang.Iwouldliketothankalltheadultswhohelpedwithourannualwaterday.Wehadthelargestturnoutever,andweneededallyourhelp.OurCirstmission’sprojectfortheyearisRiceBowlsforOrphans.Thiswasstarted38yearsagoinSpartanburg,SC.Itisanon-proCitorganizationthatprovidesfoodfororphanedchildreninthenameofChrist.Beginningin2007,RiceBowlspartnereddirectlyinChristianchildren’shomes,CirstinIndiaandpartsofAfrica.RiceBowlshasraisedtensofmillionsofdollarstowardalleviatingworldhunger.Theorganizationiscurrentlyworkingwith58faithbasedchildren’shomesin9countriestoprovide100%ofthefoodforthechildrenintheircare.
Thechildrenhavebeguntakingthericebowlbankshome.WhentheygetthemCilledwithmoney,theyaretoreturnthem.TheprojectwillendonNovember14.Atthattimeallricebowlsaretobereturned.Wewillbreakthemopenandgiveanaccountingfortheamountofmoneyraised.
AsIwritethis,Iampreparingforanevent(meal)tobeheldonWednesday,September19.WhenthechildrenCirstcomein,theywillpickacoloredsticker.Theirmealwillbedependentonwhatcolorstickertheypick,buttheywon’tknowwhatthecolorsmean.Somewillhavemuchmorethanothers.Onegroupwillgetjustasmallpieceofbreadandsomewater,somewillgetriceandwater,andsomewillgetpizzaandtheirchoiceofdrink.Thepurpose,ofcourse,istoshowthemalittleofwhatworldhungerislike.
Oursecondmission’sprojectwillbeOperationChristmasChild.ThisministrysponsoredbySamaritan’sPursegivesfamiliesanopportunitytoworktogethertoputtogethershoeboxesofsmallgiftsandusefulitemsforchildren.TheboxeswillbeusedbySamaritan’sPursetotellothersaboutJesus.ManyofthechildrenreceivingtheboxesgoontoparticipateinSamaritanPurse’s12lessonfollow-upBiblestudycoursecalledTheGreatestJourney.Moreinformationwillbesenthomesoon.
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FallFestival
OurannualfallfestivalwillbeheldonWednesday,October31from6:00until8:00.Thisisourgifttothecommunity.Itisatimeinwhichwehavetheopportunitytointeractwithpeoplelivingintheareathatwemightnotseetherestoftheyear.Attendanceusuallyrunsaround1500ormorepeople.Sign-upsheetswillgoupsoonwiththewaysthatyoucanhelpwiththisevent.Wewillalsoneeddonationsofcandy–lotsandlotsofcandy.
SacksofLove
Wearegoingintoour10thyearofthisministry.MalvernHillworkswithMidwayElementaryprovidingsacksoffoodforchildrentotakehomeonweekends.Thesearechildrenwhosefamiliesarestrugglingtoprovideeventhebasicnecessitiesfortheirchildren.Ifyouwanttohelpwiththisministry,youcanhelpbydonatingmoneyforthepurchaseofthefoodorbyhelpingpackthebags.Thetimeanddateswepackthebagsareannouncedthroughthechurchannouncements.
DatesToRemember
FallFestival–Wednesday,October31
RiceBowlsprojectends–Wednesday,November14
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GeneraDon180Ministry ByAdamWhitesideDOYOUPRAYTOYOURBASEBALL?
Thismonth’sissueofParentingTeensmagazinetakesupthehottopicofyouthsports.Readingthisissuewillcauseyoutoreflectuponthepurposeofsportsinyourlifeandthelivesofyourchildren.Sportscanbedangerous,dangerousbecauseofwhattheyprovide.Insportswefindcommunityandaccomplishment,acceptanceandsatisfaction,allverytempting.ThereforetakecareandrememberthatsportsarejustonemoreplacewhereweteachourchildrenthatJesuscomesfirst.
Wrestlewiththisquestion:Hasyourchild’ssportbecometheiridol?Hasitbecomeyouridol?Hassportstakentheplaceofyourfamilytimeathomeandattendanceatyourchurch?I’vebeenthereandshruggedoffthesamequestion.I’vemadeanidoloutofmysport.I’veprayedtomybaseball.Thisisseriousbusinesssothinkhardandwriteyourchild’ssportintheblankprovided.Answerthesequestionsforyourself,andthenaskthemofyourchildren.
• Is_____________whereyouaremosthappy?• Is_____________whereyouCindyourjoy?• Is_____________whereyoumindwanderstointhe
freemomentsofyourlife?• Doyoufeellikeyou’relivingoutyourpurposein
lifewhenyou’reat_____________?• Is_____________whereyourclosestfriendsare?• Is_____________whereyouspendyourtimeand
money?• Couldyougetridofeverythinginyourlifebut
_____________?• Doyouspendmoretimeattending,studying,and
talkingabout_____________thanyoudoJesusandhischurch?
Let’sbehonest,whenit’sallsaidanddonewouldn’tweallratherourchildrenbecomegoodChristianmenandwomenCirstandgoodathletessecond?Ifyouhadaninclinationtoansweryestoanyoftheabovequestions,you’veboughtthelietheworldisselling.
Takemyadvice,therewasatimewhenIfoundeverythingIthoughtIwouldeverneedonabaseballCield.Thenonedayitwasover,andIdidn’tknowhowtobeagoodChristianman.LikethewoodworkerinIsaiah44,everythingIneededinlifeIfoundinonemanmadeidol.Yousee,thiswoodworkercutsdownhistreeandmakesaCirewiththewood.HebakesbreadandroastsmeatonthatCire.HeCindseverythingheneedsinonetree.BecauseafterthefoodandCirehemakeshimselfanidol,asitsaysinverse16:
16HalfofitheburnsintheCire.Overthehalfheeatsmeat;heroastsitandissatisCied.Alsohewarmshimselfandsays,“Aha,Iamwarm,IhaveseentheCire!”17Andtherestofithemakesintoagod,hisidol,andfallsdowntoitandworshipsit.Hepraystoitandsays,“Deliverme,foryouaremygod!
ItsoundssillytoworshipsomethingsomeonecouldusetomakeaCire,bake,androaston.AlmostassillyasitsoundswhenIask:Doyoupraytoyourbaseball?
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KareshWing
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AppleTrip
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10/1 BellaBennett
10/2 WillMathisMadisonWilliams
10/4 BrookeJordanJoshuaTaylor
10/5 PattyHaudenshildPaulAllen
10/7 JennyBranhamJimMathisTedDowey
10/8 StacyMcCaskillBraidenBrazzell
10/9 MaryAndrews10/11 GraceHolden10/12 OliviaArrington
PamChildersBillySparksLindaBranham
10/13 HavenThomasBrodyDoweyCarsonHoldenLindseySpitzer
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EllaBrinsonMariJones
10/17 GageThomas10/18 CarolineTolbert
RyanDavisBeckyStephens
10/20 HankTarte
10/21 AshleyElliottWayneWattsJamesBrinson
10/22 EastonColvinAllyStephens
10/23 BrynnaChestnutLibbyCunningham
10/25 GingerChestnut10/26 BusterMorris
10/31 EdithMosie
MaddoxFreeman10/28
10/2 Clay&GreggWilliams10/6 Jason&JulieJordan10/15 Michael&NevaArrington
Victor&DarleneThomas
10/18 Donnie&ReneeBroughtonScott&MichellHolden
10/23 Scott&ErinTaylor10/26 Lee&KristieWilliams
Tommy&LoriBrownCield10/30 Larry&VickiePatton
10/16 Talley&TaraTruesdale
OperationChristmasChildKick-
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SeniorBreakfast
NextStepsClass
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